Fraktion (Bundestag)

Fraktion (English: faction or fraction) is the name given to recognized parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag.^[1] In order to form a recognized parliamentary group (Fraktion), a lesser group (Gruppe) needs at least 5% of the members of the Bundestag.^[2] As there is also a 5% election threshold, with parties over this threshold usually getting assigned more than 5% of the seats, almost all groups can nearly automatically declare themselves factions, but due to conflicts, or as a result of below-threshold access granted to regional groups, this is not always the case. Also, even a group has to have at least three members to become recognized as a Gruppe and gain more rights than the individuals have.

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Following German unification in October 1990, members of the East German parliament joined, resulting in some joint ventures until the 1990 German federal election in December.

CDU/CSU faction since September 1949^[3]
- October 1990 to December 1990 CDU/CSU/DSU faction
SPD faction since September 1949^[4]
FDP faction September 1949 to October 2013 and since September 2017^[5]
Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group since October 1994^[6]
- Faction The Greens March 1983 to October 1990
- Faction The Greens/Alliance 90 October 1990 to December 1990
- Group Alliance 90/The Greens, December 1990 to October 1994
The Left faction September 2005^[7] to December 2023 and since February 2025
- The Left group from February 2024^[8] to February 2025
- Group BSW from February 2024 to February 2025
AfD parliamentary group since September 2017^[9]

Fraktion (Bundestag)

Current factions

Former factions

See also

References

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